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Thread ID: 114831 2010-12-19 03:46:00 Will this power supply work with my pc? goodiesguy (15316) Press F1
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1163227 2010-12-19 20:26:00 To be honest most crappy PSUs are "ok-ish" if you don't overload them. (which often causes them to go bang)

But they still use useless capacitors which will die fairly quickly, and they often don't have decent input protection.

Any strange thing going on with your mains power supply and they can go bang...


I have\have seen multiple failed Hyena (deer) PSUs and problems were always dead capacitors.
Agent_24 (57)
1163228 2010-12-19 20:27:00 It'll be better than 350w

Not necessarily. What you need to compare are the current ratings for each voltage rail. I know of some 450w psus which have lower ratings on the 12v rail than some 350w ones.

As for brands, I've had an enermax fail after 8 years, but the psu that came with the case (icute) is still going strong... I guess this is a fluke, since I believe you do get what you pay for.
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